Thailand's KBank Starts $100M Fund Targeting AI and Web3
The KXVC fund hopes to become a regional gateway to help global founders in the APAC region.
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Sep 14, 2023 at 6:56 a.m. UTC
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Thailand's Central Bank Extends Retail CBDC Study to Pilot Phase
The Bank Of Thailand still says it doesn't plan to issue a retail digital currency.
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Aug 5, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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Thailand CBDC Trial to Test Use as Cash Substitute
The CBDC will be used for "cash-like activities within a limited scale," such as paying for goods and services.
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Aug 19, 2021 at 8:56 a.m. UTC
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Bank of Thailand: Don't Use Crypto for Payments
The central bank stressed that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender in Thailand.
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Jul 8, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
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Thailand's Central Bank Taps German Payments Giant to Design CBDC Prototype
The hiring of a large international technology provider signals the bank is on schedule for launching its digital currency.
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Jun 2, 2021 at 3:00 a.m. UTC
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Thai Central Bank to Pilot Its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency in 2022: Report
Thailand’s central bank is open to accepting public feedback on its retail CBDCs by June 15.
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Apr 2, 2021 at 12:59 p.m. UTC
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Thai Central Bank to Regulate Stablecoins This Year
The central bank warned a Thai baht-denominated stablecoin is a threat to the stability of the currency system.
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Mar 19, 2021 at 11:14 a.m. UTC
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Thai Central Bank Warns Against 'Illegal' Use of Baht-Denominated Stablecoin
The Bank of Thailand has deemed any activity involving the THT stablecoin "illegal" on the basis it violates the nation's Currency Act.
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Mar 18, 2021 at 9:14 a.m. UTC
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Thai Central Bank’s New Blockchain-Enabled Bond Infrastructure Passes Test With $1.6B Bond Sale
The central bank of Thailand has launched a blockchain-enabled platform for the issuance of government saving bonds
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Sep 14, 2020 at 9:10 p.m. UTC
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Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments
The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project.
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Jun 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2020